I flew from San Francisco to London via Vancouver once with BA. Up until then I had been suffering from an overdose of American ‘service’ politeness, (if you say ‘thank you’ to a cashier they will come back at you with an even ‘nicer’ comment. It can go crazy if you try to top that, they will not be outdone!).
The first part of the flight was uneventful, there were very few passengers onboard. On arrival at Vancouver we stayed seated while the plane rapidly filled up with aged Asians, (I imagine returning to India via London after visiting their ‘new Canadian’ offspring).
One old gentleman was clearly struggling with something and one of BA’s finest rapidly came to his aid to find out what the problem was. He indicated his bag on the floor which he wanted to put in the overhead bin. “If it is too heavy for you sir, then it is too heavy for me!”, and so saying turned on her heel and dissapeared.
tomoSep 14, 00:16 Start the Week 14th September 2026 Snuck that one out, eh? https://twitter.com/Artemisfornow/status/2099172743602176423 They really are trying to provoke a revolt
JonathanRSep 13, 22:28 Start the Week 14th September 2026 This definitely would not be on the BBC https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-kiLApX8FbQ&list=RD-kiLApX8FbQ&start_radio=1&pp=oAcB0gcJCf4LAYcqIYzv
tomoSep 13, 22:27 Start the Week 14th September 2026 I’ve watched Morrisons getting destroyed by a hedge fund… Carrots and bean counters. https://youtube.com/shorts/-F0byM4ERlQ
DeborahSep 13, 22:25 Start the Week 14th September 2026 My second post isn’t BBC. I know that the assisted suicide bill had supporters for and against which didn’t follow…
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Not to be outdone by Air Yorkshire
I flew from San Francisco to London via Vancouver once with BA. Up until then I had been suffering from an overdose of American ‘service’ politeness, (if you say ‘thank you’ to a cashier they will come back at you with an even ‘nicer’ comment. It can go crazy if you try to top that, they will not be outdone!).
The first part of the flight was uneventful, there were very few passengers onboard. On arrival at Vancouver we stayed seated while the plane rapidly filled up with aged Asians, (I imagine returning to India via London after visiting their ‘new Canadian’ offspring).
One old gentleman was clearly struggling with something and one of BA’s finest rapidly came to his aid to find out what the problem was. He indicated his bag on the floor which he wanted to put in the overhead bin. “If it is too heavy for you sir, then it is too heavy for me!”, and so saying turned on her heel and dissapeared.
I though, “I’m back in the UK!”.